HP Scandal Moves To Criminal Court   09 Oct 2006 04:17 GMT
California Attorney General Bill Lockyer filed charges against five people, including former HP Chairwoman Patricia Dunn, in connection with the company’s effort to patch leaks by board members to journalists.
Source: Computerworld

Mission: Possible   09 Oct 2006 04:17 GMT
Frankly Speaking: While attending the DEMOfall conference last month, Frank Hayes discovered another crop of technologies that can undermine IT security and compliance.
Source: Computerworld

Report: FERC, Medicare Unit Have Security Weaknesses   09 Oct 2006 04:17 GMT
Separate government reports said that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services both face security vulnerabilities because of IT shortcomings.
Source: Computerworld

DHS Watchdog Finds Gaps in Own IT Security   09 Oct 2006 04:17 GMT
In a report that initially was classified, the inspector general’s office at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security pointed a finger at itself for doing a poor job of protecting data on laptop PCs.
Source: Computerworld

Windows Vista RC2: Near final OS more refined, but it's not perfect   08 Oct 2006 13:00 GMT
Performance, reliability and ease of installation are all high points in Windows Vista (Release Candidate 2). But the OS continues to show usability issues that are certain to rankle experienced users.
Source: Computerworld

Data attack targets Commerce Department   06 Oct 2006 20:47 GMT
Bureau was target of an attempt to gain access to employees' user account information for its computer network.
Source: ZDNet

Microsoft's playing fair with security rivals, Kaspersky says   06 Oct 2006 19:34 GMT
Days after McAfee knocks Microsoft for denying security rivals access to Vista tech, Russian antivirus specialist comes down on other side.
Source: ZDNet

Microsoft awards MVP status to adware distributor   06 Oct 2006 13:00 GMT
On the heels of Microsoft's announcement that it will disable anti-spyware protections on copies of Vista it claims to be counterfeit, the company is under fire for naming the developer of a program that can install adware on user's PCs as one of its Most Valued Professionals.
Source: Computerworld

Users differ over benefits of Microsoft's Patch Guard   06 Oct 2006 13:00 GMT
Microsoft Corp's decision to block access to the 64-bit Windows kernel with Patch Guard has annoyed two major security vendors that say it makes the Windows OS less safe.
Source: Computerworld

Microsoft to patch critical Windows, Office flaws   05 Oct 2006 21:57 GMT
Serious problem with Windows Shell already targeted by exploit code to be tackled by one of 11 updates.
Source: ZDNet